<span style="color: #222222;">The celebration of Holi has begun in many parts of Uttar Pradesh. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attended the Holika Dahan Shobhayatra organised by Holika Dahan Utsav Samiti at Pandey Hata in Gorakhpur last night. CM Yogi urged people to preserve the heritage of Sanatan Dharma.<br />''<br />''AIR Correspondent reports that CM Yogi performed Prahlad's aarti and showered flowers on his picture. CM also played flowers holi with locals. On this occasion, MP and actor Ravi Kishan Shukla recited a Holi song.<br />''<br />''Extending Holi Wishes to the people of state CM Yogi said that justice to all and no victimisation were essential principles of Ram Rajya.<br />''<br />''CM and head priest of the Gorakhnath temple, Yogi stressed on the need to uphold the spirit of the festival and, at the same time, not to allow any unhealthy practice in the celebrations.<br />''<br />''He appealed people to not put colours on religious places or against the will of anyone. He urged them to maintain communal harmony.<br />''<br />''In Braj region, Holi is celebrated with religious fervour. Different types of Holi including lattmaar Holi, phoolon ki Holi, laddu maar Holi is part of the month-long Holi celebration in Mathura-Vrindavan which starts from Vasant Panchami itself.<br />''<br />''Widows from ashrams in Vrindavan played Holi with flowers and Gulal at the Gopinath temple, defying a custom that forbids them from celebrating the festival of colours.<br />''<br />''In Varanasi in view of the decisions of Shri Kashi Vidwat Parishad and other religious authorities Kashi area celebrated Holi on 7th March, while outside the limits of Kashi, Holi will be celebrated on March 8.<br />''<br />''DM Varanasi S Rajalingam said that in view of the same, we have made all arrangements of Holi celebration in the district on both days.</span><br />